Digital Post Production - video post production, audio post production, effects compositing

Feature: By David Hague

Editing 4K Video on Surface Pro with Sony Vegas
Can you?

A few weeks ago I showed that a Microsoft Surface 3 could successfully run a full on non-linear video editor using Sony Vegas 13 Pro as the host program. But I wanted to see how the 'experience' of using the Surface Pro was, that is in use, how it would fare and was it actually usable as against simply capable? To start with, I really threw a challenge at it, loading up some 4K footage shot from Panasonic's HC-X1000 pro camera. The footage was ingested with no fuss and throwing it on the timeline caused no protests from either Vegas or the Surface. Read More

PatterNodes for Mac gets a new version that is stronger and easier to use. Designing patterns is fun, and with several different applications for the Mac, it is easy to find one, but PatterNodes allows for simple nodal creation of seamless tiles using procedural or bitmap images as inputs. Read More

Product Review: By Ko Maruyama

StuffIt Deluxe 16

While you might think that there isn't a whole lot that you can say about compressing your files, there are a bunch of us old macheads that remember our first, Stuffit. Smith Micro recently brought out StuffIt Deluxe 16, which is long overdue, but still a welcome addition to your Mac toolkit, and yes, it does '.zip' formats as well. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Viper Pro drives from OWC

This year's International CES is complete with everything from toothbrushes to car parts, but we're interested in what might help us in professional production. Other World Computing is introducing a new drive with up to 8TB capacity with an SSD RAID configuration that should help you in your evolving 4K production pipeline. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Drives for Doing: GTech's Rugged Drives

This year's International CES is complete with everything from toothbrushes to car parts, but we're interested in what might help us in professional production. G-Technology is introducing a new rugged drive that is small enough to bring to the to remote locations, but strong enough to withstand being out of the studio. Read More

Case Study:

Documentary Express

Plenty of people move to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actor or filmmaker. In order to find regular work and make a successful career out of it, it really helps to learn the ropes from someone who has experienced it firsthand. It certainly takes a lot of hard work to be successful, as Michael Buffo knows. After all, not only has he found success as an actor and filmmaker, but he also began two production companies and a school to share his knowledge with the next generation of young actors and filmmakers. The MCOE site features a Digital Media Lab with computers and state of the art editing software, a black box theater, a high definition television studio with professional control rooms and a radio station designed for broadcast as well as podcast production. Read More

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DIGITAL MEDIA ONLINE BLOGS

Boris FX / Imagineer Systems

If you're a member of our Digital Media Artists of Los Angeles (DMALA) group, you already know that Boris FX is one of our door prize sponsors. Y Read More

For the Photographer

For the new photographer, or old photographer in your life. A great present to give this holiday season, or any time, is something to help Read More

New Digital Juice

Digital Juice Unlimited Resources to match your creativity Read More

Photoshop Update with Libraries

If you haven't read the latest about your CreativeCloud updates, Photoshop has included the ability share libraries with other CreativeCloud frien Read More

The Foundry`s Mischief 4min Review

Here's my 4 minute review after a first look at the software. Seriously - in 2 minutes, you'll be comfortable with the software. Why? Becau Read More

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